Apparel suspension



I April 15, 1 930.

APPAREL SUSPENSION Filed Feb 10, 1927 frlhur yam Meg/i116 per I A. H. MOGlNlE 1,754,862

Patented Apr. 15, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APPAREL SUSPENSION Application fiIed February 10, 1927, Serial No. 167,294, and in Australia February 26, 1926.

This invention relates to the suspension of trousers, stockings, socks, and other apparel or garments on the person, and has for its object means whereby such apparel may be readily attached to or detached from the braces or suspenders, such means being so secured to the apparel as to distribute the strain on the garment and be easily detached when required.

The invention comprises two thin plates preferably of stamped sheet metal which are held together by a securing screw anc. nut, the edge of the garment being held between the two plates on turning the securing memher into place. The upper edge of one or both plates is or are preferably turned over slightly for the whole or portion of its or their length to act as a distance piece, and afford space between the plates for the thickness of the material, and also to prevent side play of one plate relatively to the other. The plates are preferably approximately reniform in shape and are corrugated or in dented so that the corrugations or indentations in one can be pressed into those in the other and so obtain a firm grip of the material interposed between the plates.

In order that my invention may be more readily understood reference will now be Cit made to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is an elevation of my inventmn attached to a portion of a garment and to the end of a brace or Suspender.

Figure 2 is a side view thereof with the garment removed.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the rear plate showing the separating spring and clamping screw, and Figure ais a perspective view of the clamping nut.

According to my invention the front plate 5 and rear plate 6 are formed of thin sheet metal stamped or indented with corrugations or ridges and have their upper edges turned over to form distance pieces 7, 8, which also prevent side movement or displacement of one plate with relation to the other.

Therear plate 6 has a loop 9 which is engaged by the brace or suspender hook 10 and is also provided with a screw 11 having a fast pitch. A flat spring 12 is secured to the rear plate 6 and has a hole in it through which the screw 11 projects.

The object of the spring is to separate the front and rear plates when the screw nut 13 is unscrewed to attach or remove the device from a garment.

The front plate has a hole therein so as to pass freely over the screw 11 and is held in position by its overturned edge and the screw nut 13. r

If desired a press button member may be used to clamp the two plates together. The securing member may also form the head or projection around which a loop or the like on the end of the usual brace or suspender is placed. In some cases the plates may be hinged at their upper edges or may be separated by a spiral spring. Alternatively, the loop 9 may be replaced by a hook for engagement by the brace or suspender.

I claim:

An apparel suspender comprising a front sheet-metal plate, a rear sheet metal plate disposed above the front plate, each of said plates having corrugations disposed thereon, a screw having a fast pitch thread secured to the rear plate and adapted to freely pass through an opening in the front plate, a nut for said screw, distance pieces disposed upon the upper portions of the plates and adapted to prevent side movement thereof, and a flat spring arranged to impart parallel movement for the purpose of separating the plates, said fiat spring being secured to the rear plate and having an opening through which the screw is adapted to pass.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ARTHUR HAROLD MOGINIE. 

